Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Hold Grand Cross for Christians -

Grand Cross for Christians - Two-piece construction

and a slightly rounded wire catch

circumscribed by Arabic writing

measuring 17 mm (w) x 24

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat War Badge, By Friedrich Orth Hold Grand Cross for Christians -(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a U Boat set against a hollow background, the reverse with a crimped hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 70 mm (w) x 39. 65 mm (h), weighing 18.